diff --git a/utils/assemble.sh b/utils/assemble.sh
index 7771c6c..674ad43 100755
--- a/utils/assemble.sh
+++ b/utils/assemble.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ fi
 
 
 label_flags=( -l --labels )
-# array substraction
-label_paths=${label_args:|label_flags}
+# array subtraction to remove options text
+label_paths=(${label_args:|label_flags})
 
 #setup some folders
 script_dir=$(dirname ${0:A})
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ labels_dir="$fragments_dir/labels"
 # add default labels_dir to label_paths
 label_paths+=$labels_dir
 
+echo "label_paths: $label_paths"
+
 fragment_files=( header.sh version.sh functions.sh arguments.sh main.sh )
 
 # check if fragment files exist (and are readable)